Orientation course on seed technology concludes in M'singh
FE Report | Friday, 15 August 2008
A two-day orientation course on seed technology concluded at Seed Pathology Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh.
The course was organised by the Seed Pathology Centre with financial support from Energypac Agro Ltd and SEDF.
More than twenty officers from the production and marketing teams of the company and their clients attended the orientation course.
The main purposes of the training programme were processing and storage, seed marketing strategies etc.
The trainers were the experts engaged in seed sectors and professors of the University.
The concluding session was chaired by Director of Seed Pathology Centre M Ayub Ali. Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh Md Akhtar Hossain was present as the chief guest while Dean of Faculty of Agriculture Abdul Halim Khan and Senior Vice President of Energypac Agro Ltd SB Naseem were present as the special guests.
The vice chancellor thanked the organisers for conducting the important training that would help farmers achieve higher yields of major crops using quality healthy seeds and also contribute significantly to the food security of the country.
Mr Ayub Ali stressed the need for quality and healthy seeds to boost agricultural production to attain food security in Bangladesh.
The course was organised by the Seed Pathology Centre with financial support from Energypac Agro Ltd and SEDF.
More than twenty officers from the production and marketing teams of the company and their clients attended the orientation course.
The main purposes of the training programme were processing and storage, seed marketing strategies etc.
The trainers were the experts engaged in seed sectors and professors of the University.
The concluding session was chaired by Director of Seed Pathology Centre M Ayub Ali. Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh Md Akhtar Hossain was present as the chief guest while Dean of Faculty of Agriculture Abdul Halim Khan and Senior Vice President of Energypac Agro Ltd SB Naseem were present as the special guests.
The vice chancellor thanked the organisers for conducting the important training that would help farmers achieve higher yields of major crops using quality healthy seeds and also contribute significantly to the food security of the country.
Mr Ayub Ali stressed the need for quality and healthy seeds to boost agricultural production to attain food security in Bangladesh.